Resources for Outcomes-based Assessment

In considering the best practices for implementing outcomes based assessment, teachers will want to look at content specific examples as well as general guidelines for writing good outcomes and assessing student learning.

Outcomes: What makes a good outcome? You can look at a quick summary of the qualities we’ve found are important in defining learning targets or outcomes.

Planning guides: Learning targets or outcomes need to be incorporated into classroom planning using a variety of techniques.

outcome map–This sample template shows the relationship between a given outcome, classroom activities, indicators of student learning, and differentiation.